Mama2two Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Can you share any thought/reviews on just the composition portion of Rod and Staff English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 SWB says it's good. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaHappy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 We're using the 4th grade book this year and I like the writing assignments very much. They are very practical...topics on how to write a solid paragraph, writing a story, book reports. I see our next writing lesson coming up is on writing a friendly letter. There's not much in the way of creative writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks MamaHappy, I am looking at the 4th grade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaHappy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Let me know if you have any other questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I've just started using the writing portion for my 5th and 3rd graders as a change from WWE once a week. I really like them. There are some creative writing assignments, like writing a story from pictures, but most of them are about the above-mentioned topics; good paragraphs, some poetry lessons, book reports, taking notes, etc. Since we haven't been doing it long I can't really say from experience where it's taken us, but at this point, I feel that using the R&S lessons alongside WWE is giving my boys a more well-rounded approach to writing. I plan on continuing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm looking the lessons in the grade 4 book so far. I also have my son do the exercises written, not orally (I assign roughly half most days), so he is physically writing every day. We just did the friendly letter, and I liked how it said to invite a friend over. It told him what to write about. The grammar exercises sometimes have writing as well, such as write a sentence with a direct object, or write sentences using "this", "that", "these" and "those" based on a picture (My son wrote variations of "What is this?" for that exercise... smart aleck). I do use WWE as well, plus occasional written narration in other subjects, but I think R&S is good instruction for this age. I haven't gotten to the older grades yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks, I was thinking of using jus the composition as a supplement, good to see people use more than one writing program with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I also use it along with WWE. It has good, solid assignments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thank you everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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